Intra-metropolitan location of foreign direct investment in Wuhan, China: Institution, urban structure, and accessibility

Applied Geography

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 78-88

  Huang, Hao ^a   Wei, Yehua Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Foreign direct investment; Globalization; Institution; Location theory; Wuhan

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CAPITAL FLOW; CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT; GLOBALIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN ECONOMY;

CHINA; HUBEI; WUHAN;

EID: 84891480796     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.11.012     Document Type: Article

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